Black Friday shopping is a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for a great many people — and Chris Young and his family have certainly enjoyed it in years past, but Chris says that it doesn’t seem like as much fun when Black Friday doesn’t start on Friday! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• Chris says that football is definitely on his Thanksgiving agenda! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
• Look for Chris among the presenters on the upcoming American Country Awards. Hosted by Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick, the two-hour special will air live at 8pm, ET (tape-delayed PT), December 10th, on FOX.
• Chris will also be among the guest stars performing on the 15th annual entertainment special, A Home for the Holidays with Celine Dion. The special celebrates the joys of adoption, including inspirational stories about children adopted from foster care. Also featuring performances from Ne-Yo and others, the show will air December 18th, at 8pm, ET, on CBS.
• Chris’ latest stocking-stuffer is his terrific new A.M. album, home to his smash single, “Aw Naw.”

(A special thanks to Albright & O’Malley & Brenner’s Dan Van for sharing these timely soundbites!)

  Chris Young says that Black Friday just doesn’t feel quite as fun these days. (:28)
“This is kind of a weird thing ’cause I feel like Black Friday doesn’t really exist anymore, especially this year. There’s like eight of the 14 major retailers that are all opening on Thursday, and it’s like, man, it just kind of kills it for me a little bit. ‘Cause that’s somethin’ that in the past I have done. Me and my family would totally get up and go early, even when we weren’t lookin’ for anything. Just like the whole madness and the rush of everybody shopping and I thought was really, really cool, and I don’t think you get that anymore. I don’t think it’s the same.”

  Chris Young says that he really gets into sports, and he’s prepared when it comes to managing his Thanksgiving football viewing, including catching the games with the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Longhorns. (:17)
“I have more than one TV. (laughs) I can’t just watch one. I mean, I’m probably one of the more dedicated, even if it’s not my team. Like, if they had a national dice-throwing championship, I would know who was good and what their stats were so, I’ll definitely be watching both of those games on Thanksgiving.”